Bill Koechling
@billkoechling.bsky.social
full-time photographer for 50+ years, listening to your stories...
“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” –Robert Doisneau
“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.” –Robert Doisneau
Pinned
"If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds." –Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
© 2012 William Koechling
© 2012 William Koechling
at Mar-a-lago in 1972
© 1972 William Koechling
© 1972 William Koechling
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
at Mar-a-lago in 1972
© 1972 William Koechling
© 1972 William Koechling
The Chairs That No One Sits In
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© 2023 William Koechling
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The Chairs That No One Sits In
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© 2023 William Koechling
pigeon at a Bokrijk, Belgium farm
© 2023 William Koechling
© 2023 William Koechling
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
pigeon at a Bokrijk, Belgium farm
© 2023 William Koechling
© 2023 William Koechling
For 2026, the Trump administration has added President Trump's birthday as a fee-free day at national parks and has removed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of fee-free days.
December 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For 2026, the Trump administration has added President Trump's birthday as a fee-free day at national parks and has removed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of fee-free days.
Touche.
You miss, Wayne Gretzky, 100% of the geography classes you don't take
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Touche.
Ryne Sandberg of the Cubs hits a ball up the center off of Bruce Ruffin of the Phillies to score Bobby Denier from second to tie the game at 1-1. Sandberg would go on to score the winning run on a hit from Jody Davis. 08/08/86
This weather makes me yearn for baseball.
© 1986 William Koechling
This weather makes me yearn for baseball.
© 1986 William Koechling
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ryne Sandberg of the Cubs hits a ball up the center off of Bruce Ruffin of the Phillies to score Bobby Denier from second to tie the game at 1-1. Sandberg would go on to score the winning run on a hit from Jody Davis. 08/08/86
This weather makes me yearn for baseball.
© 1986 William Koechling
This weather makes me yearn for baseball.
© 1986 William Koechling
"bobbies" in London's Trafalgar Square
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"bobbies" in London's Trafalgar Square
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
Georges Seurat was born on this day in 1859.
© 2016 William Koechling
© 2016 William Koechling
December 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Georges Seurat was born on this day in 1859.
© 2016 William Koechling
© 2016 William Koechling
school children visiting Stonehenge
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
school children visiting Stonehenge
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
Couple contemplates hyper realistic sculpture at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The 1974 show was "Duane Hanson/John De Andrea: The Real and Ideal in Figurative Sculpture"
© 1974 William Koechling
© 1974 William Koechling
December 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Couple contemplates hyper realistic sculpture at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The 1974 show was "Duane Hanson/John De Andrea: The Real and Ideal in Figurative Sculpture"
© 1974 William Koechling
© 1974 William Koechling
bringing home their new tv - Chicago
© 1974 William Koechling
© 1974 William Koechling
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
bringing home their new tv - Chicago
© 1974 William Koechling
© 1974 William Koechling
maintenance workers, Art Institute Chicago
© 1972 William Koechling
© 1972 William Koechling
November 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM
maintenance workers, Art Institute Chicago
© 1972 William Koechling
© 1972 William Koechling
yellow car on Rijksstraatweg in Wassenaar, The Netherlands
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
yellow car on Rijksstraatweg in Wassenaar, The Netherlands
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
Reposted by Bill Koechling
macy’s thanksgiving day parade
1988
elliott erwitt
1988
elliott erwitt
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
macy’s thanksgiving day parade
1988
elliott erwitt
1988
elliott erwitt
My late grandfather-in-law had a grain elevator in Tolono, IL (near Champaign) and took this photo at one of President Eisenhower's "whistle stop" campaigns in 1952. The President is on the right and the other person is presumably passing out "I Like Ike" buttons to the crowd in Tolono.
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My late grandfather-in-law had a grain elevator in Tolono, IL (near Champaign) and took this photo at one of President Eisenhower's "whistle stop" campaigns in 1952. The President is on the right and the other person is presumably passing out "I Like Ike" buttons to the crowd in Tolono.
four apples
© 2018 William Koechling
© 2018 William Koechling
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
four apples
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© 2018 William Koechling
cut onion
© 2018 William Koechling
© 2018 William Koechling
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
cut onion
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© 2018 William Koechling
Marlon in Chicago
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© 2016 William Koechling
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Marlon in Chicago
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© 2016 William Koechling
onion and eggplant
© 2018 William Koechling
© 2018 William Koechling
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
onion and eggplant
© 2018 William Koechling
© 2018 William Koechling
carriage drivers, Italy
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
November 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
carriage drivers, Italy
© 1973 William Koechling
© 1973 William Koechling
resting his bow so he can swing for a while
© 2024 William Koechling
© 2024 William Koechling
November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
resting his bow so he can swing for a while
© 2024 William Koechling
© 2024 William Koechling
Reposted by Bill Koechling
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
noctilucent selfie
© 2024 William Koechling
© 2024 William Koechling
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
noctilucent selfie
© 2024 William Koechling
© 2024 William Koechling
Rural church near Hazard, Kentucky - c. 1977
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© William Koechling
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Rural church near Hazard, Kentucky - c. 1977
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© William Koechling
crazy northern lights in the northwestern sky right now!
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
crazy northern lights in the northwestern sky right now!